We have published in press and TV world wide as well as taken international
awards. Among the awards are a second place in BBC´s Wildlife
Photographer of The Year, the most prestigious competition in its
field, a first and two third prizes in Los Angeles Underwater Society
to name a few. Several publications and front pages in Diver magazine
and numerous features in Aramco World.
The underwater film for the BBC documentary "Journeys to the
bottom of the seas" as well as the History Channel documentary
"Doomed sisters of the Titanic" has in large parts been
shot by Ocean Discovery photographers. A close cooperation with
maritime museums exists and archaeologically interesting material
has been donated.
For still photography the workhorse especially for deep wreck photography
is the Nikonos 5 with a 15mm lens, still unsurpassed in sharpness.
This is a small, lightweight camera ideal when trimix diving which
brings with it a multitude of other equipment. For extreme wide
angle need we use the Sea and Sea 12mm lens. To be able to use
balanced strobe and ambient light in dark water we
use Nikon cameras and lenses in aluminium housings which allows
more experimenting with f-stops and exposure times. For close-ups
we use Nikonos 5 with a 28mm lens or a macro lens in a housing.
Video equipment includes several super wide-angle state of the art
HD DV cameras as well as HMI and HID lighting. The HMI lights manufactured
by Halcyon produces as much candlepower as a 1000 Watt halogen bulb.
The HMI light is an invaluable tool for the professional still/video
photographer. With a 5600K colour temperature and incredible light
output it's for the first time possible to carry a true studio quality
light under water.
